Manchester United forward
Dimitar Berbatov appears to have been given permission to seek a move away from the club amid interest from French giants PSG.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson responded to a reporter who asked him whether the Bulgarian could play for the Paris side, who are believed to be preparing a bid in the region of £18million.

Dimitar Berbatov could be offloaded by Manchester United to PSG (PA)

‘Yes. Absolutely, no problem,’ he replied.

Despite being United’s top scorer in their title-winning season last year, Berbatov has failed to nail down a consistent place in the starting line-up and was left out of the Champions League final squad which lost to Barcelona.

Mexican Javier Hernandez appears to have the edge over Berbatov, with Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young attacking from deep.

Ferguson’s words contradict United chief executive David Gill, who said last weekend that the Bulgarian is not for sale: ‘Everyone has been talking about Berbatov from the outside, saying he wants to leave or that we want him to leave, but we don’t want him to go.’

However, United might look to cash in on the player while he is still highly valued in the transfer market.

They could also take the opportunity to bring in some cash after splashing out on Young, Phil Jones and David De Gea, while Wesley Sneijder is still on their radar.